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Penn State’s Nolf named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Jason Nolf is the top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 157 pounds, and the Big Ten named the Kittanning graduate its Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday. Nolf picked up two dominant victories in Big Ten duals, surpassing 100 career wins in the process. He beat Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin, the...
Clairton’s Lamont Wade among 3 Penn State players to enter transfer portal
Three more Penn State football players have entered the NCAA transfer portal to examine their options with other schools, according a report Sunday from the SEC Network. Sophomore safety Lamont Wade, redshirt junior wide receiver Brandon Polk and redshirt sophomore defensive back Zech McPhearson were said to have put their...
Nick Ward leads No. 6 Michigan State over Penn State, 71-56
STATE COLLEGE — Nick Ward had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 6 Michigan State to a 71-56 win over Penn State on Sunday. Matt McQuaid added 15 points and Cassius Winston chipped in 11 for the Spartans (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten), who have won 10 straight. They...
Penn State men lose as Nebraska wins 20th straight at home
LINCOLN, Neb. — Isaiah Roby scored a career-high 22 points and made a couple big defensive plays late, and Nebraska beat Penn State, 70-64, on Thursday night for its school-record 20th straight home win. The Cornhuskers (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) bounced back from two straight road losses that knocked them...
Penn State’s Pat Chambers suspended one game for shoving player
Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers was suspended for one game by director of athletics Sandy Barbour after he shoved guard Myles Dread during the Nittany Lions’ 68-55 loss to Michigan on Thursday night. The suspension will keep Chambers off the bench Sunday night when Penn State plays Wisconsin at...
Miles Sanders declares for NFL Draft, will leave Penn State after three seasons
For Miles Sanders, starting at running back for Penn State was a one and done experience. Sanders, a Woodland Hills graduate who was one of the WPIAL’s most coveted recruits less than three years ago, announced Thursday via Twitter that he will give up his senior season at Penn State...
Penn State’s James Franklin goes to work immediately on rebuilding project
Penn State lost four games this season, a significant regression from the previous two when the Nittany Lions dropped a total of five while winning the 2016 Big Ten championship. It didn’t take long for coach James Franklin to start doing something about it. Less than a day, actually. The...
Penn State fires wide receivers coach David Corley
Penn State coach James Franklin will immediately start a national search for his next wide receivers coach after David Corley was fired Wednesday. “I appreciate David’s efforts this season but feel it is in our program’s best interest to make a change at this time,” Franklin said in a statement....
Penn State falls to Kentucky, 27-24, in Citrus Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. — Winning 10 games, beating Penn State on New Year’s Day and finishing in the Top 20 is no small deal for the Kentucky Wildcats. So when Mark Stoops took a seat on the podium flanked by linebacker Josh Allen and running back Benny Snell Jr. after Tuesday’s...
